spare (someone's) blushes

To keep from making someone feel embarrassed or awkward. However, due to your family's great service to the crown, we will spare your blushes and not create a public scandal around this debacle. I tried sparing her blushes when she asked me to prom by saying I had no intention of going with anyone.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ŠIme	-	Croatian
Genevra	-	Various
Agnethe	-	Danish
Evridiki	-	Greek
German	['dʒə:mən]
Constance	KAHN-stənts (English), kawn-STAWNS (French)	English, French